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ADJUSTABLE FIGURE FORM. No. 248,368. Patented Oct. 18,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT .Ori rca.

CHARLES A. UFFORD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ADJUSTABLE FlGURE-FQRM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,368, dated October18, 1881.

Application filed March 7, 1881.

To all whom it may concern garments on, for which purpose it is carriedout as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 represents a front elevation. Fig. 2 represents a centrallongitudinal section. Fig. 3 represents a cross-section at the waist onthe line A B, shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a cross-section of theskirt on the line 0 D, shown. in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 represents the lowerpart of the bust on the line E F, also shown in Fig. 1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wher ever they occur on thedifferent parts of the drawings.

a is the base, from which projects upward the center post, b, that isscrew-threaded in its extreme upper end, and there provided with a nutor screw-threaded handle, 0, by means of which the various parts of thefigure-form are secured together after being adjusted to the desiredshape.

d is a stationary support or bearing on the lower part of the centerpost, I), serving to support the skirt as well as the bust. The skirt isshown as being composed of four laterally'adjustable parts, a e e c. Itmay, however, be made divided in any number of parts, more or less thanis shown in the drawings, as may be desired. Near the lower end of theskirt its laterally adjustable parts 0 e e e are provided with slottedradial arms 6 e e 0, through which the center post 11, passes loosely.Said radial arms 0 e e 0 lie one above and upon the other in the series,and the lowest one rests on the stationary support or bearing d, as,shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The upper ends of the laterally adjustable skirtparts 6 e a e are also provided with a series of slotted radial (Nomodel.)

arms, e" e e e as shown in Fig. 3, through which the center post, I),also passes loosely.

fis a hollow pipe surrounding the post, b and located thereon betweenthe uppermost of the slotted radial arms 6 e and the lowest of theslotted radial arms a e, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and said pipe isprovided in its lower end with a suitable flange, nut, or collar, f andin its upper end with a flange or support, f", 'which is preferablyprovided with lips f' f, (shown in Figs. 2 and 3,) that serve as guidesfor the adjustable radial arms 6 e.

If it is desired to lengthen the waist more or less, I introduce betweenthe top of the skirt and-the lower end of the bust a waist-block, g,preferably made of wood and of a proper thickness, according to thedesired adjustment, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, said waist-block 9 beingprovided with a slotted opening, g, (shown in Fig. 1,) to allow ofitslocation around thecenter post, I), or it' may to equal advantage bemade for this purpose in two parts, if

so desired.

The bust is madein six parts-viz.,latera1lyadjustable front h andlaterally-adj ustable back i, the laterally-adjustable sides la 70, andthe vertically and laterally-adjustable shoulders I l,-

but this exact number is not material, as I may make the bust in more orless parts, as may be desired. The back and front pieces, *5 and h, havein their lower ends, respectively, slotted arms '0 and h, as shown inFig. 5, in a similar manner and for a similar purpose as described inrelation to the adjustable skirt parts 6 e e e and their slotted arms 6'and c. In their upper ends the back and front pieces, i and h, are alsoprovided, respectively, with similar slotted arms, 2' and h. (Shown insection in Fig. 2.) 'The sides is k are also provided with lower slottedarms, is is, (shown in Figs. 2 and 5,) and upper slotted arms, 70',(shown in Fig. 2,) in a similar manner and for a similar purpose asheretofore described in relation to the adjustable skirt parts 6 e. Theshoulders Z l areprovided in their upper ends with similar radialslotted arms, I 1, (shown in Figs. 1 and 2,) through which thecenter-post 1) passes, as well as through the slotted arms a, e, i, i",h, h, k, and 7c", in a similar manner and for at similar purpose, and bymeans of these arms the various parts of which the bust and skirt arecomposed can be laterally adjusted to'and from the center-post 0,according to the desired shape and size of the figure form. v

m is a pipe surroundingthe center post, b, between back and front arms,'i h, and side arms, k k. n is a similar pipe on the post 1) between theside arms, k k, and upper side arms, k k. 0 is a similar pipe betweenthe upper side arms, k 7d, and shoulder-arms l l, and p is a pipe orperforated washer between the shoulderarms I I and upper back and frontarms, 6 h", as shown in Fig. 2, in a similar manner as the pipefon theskirt 6 e. qis an ornamented perforated neck-piece, located on the upperend of the post b between the arms h i and the nut or screw handle 0, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2. It will thus be seen that all the variouslaterally-adjustable parts of both the skirt and the bust can be securedin their respective places by tightening the upper nut or screw handle,0, byits action on the various slotted radial arms and intermediatepipes heletotore desmibed.

For the purpose of raising or lowering the shoulders ll, I provide themwith slotted plates 'rr 1', passingdown ward beyond the upper edges ofthe side pieces, k to which they may be secured in place after beingadjusted by means of the set-screws or screws and nuts r r 'r, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2.

The various parts of the bust-win, h i, k k,

and l l-are made of woven-wire nettiu'g,which, afterbeingbentor moldedtotherequired shape, are acidized and dipped in molten tin or solder oralloy, by which a very light, portable, and indestructible bust-form isproduced.

What I wish to secure by Letters Patent, and claim, is-

1. In a bust-lorm,the combination of the laterally-ad j nstable sidepieces, 70 k, with the verticall y and laterally adjustable shouldersll, as and for the purpose described.

2. In a figure-torn], the adjustable waist-block g or itsequivalent,interposed between the bust and the skirt, as and for thepurpose set forth and described.

3. In a figure-form, the center post, b, with its stationary support orbearing (1 and nut or screw handle c,in combination with thelaterally-adjustable skirt-sections e e and their radial slotted arms 0e and hollow pipef, the laterally-adjustable bust parts h i I: k l l,with their radial slotted arms h 'h" t" i k It" I, and hollow pipes at n0 by means of which the adjustable parts of the figure-form can besecured by manipulation of the said nut.- c, in a manner as specified.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES A. UFFORD.

\Vitnesses:

ALBAN ANDREN, HENRY CHADBOURN.

